Medicinal Value of Walnut (Juglans regia) in Khost Province, Afghanistan
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Botanical characteristics, vitamin, walnut, carbohydrateAbstract
Afghanistan‘s climate is suitable for agriculture, so majority of its people are busy with farming. One of the crops they cultivate is walnut. Walnut is a kind of fruit that contains important nutrients and is very important for our healthy diet. Therefore, consuming some amount of walnut per day can provide us with proteins, fat, antioxidants, some vitamins and minerals that people need daily. Also, walnut contains Omega3, useful for our regular health. Taking all these into account, we can conclude that walnut is a rich source of substances for health. If we are in searching for our healthy life, we have to consider daily intake of a handful of walnut.
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